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Canna ‘Australia’
Group(s): Italian Group, Heritage Group
Height: Tall, 2-3m
Flower: Orange
Blooming: Average bloomer
Foliage: Dark
Form: Upright
Tillering: Average
Origin: SPRENGER Karl
Availability: Specialist growers
Introduced by Karl Sprenger of Messrs Dammann et Cie, Italy in 1906, Canna (Balisier) ‘Australia’ is a tall Italian Group cultivar; bronze foliage, ovoid shaped, maroon margin, upright habit; oval main stems, coloured bronze; triangular flower stalks, coloured bronze; clusters of flowers are open, self-coloured red-orange, staminodes are large, edges frilled, petals purple with farina, fully self-cleaning, average bloomer, blooms open in the early morning; seed is sterile, pollen is low fertile; rhizomes are thick, up to 3 cm in diameter, coloured purple; tillering is average.
Canna ‘Australia’ is available from specialist growers.
Thor Dalebø